2015 -2016
Santa Fe College
NURSING PROGRAMS
Student Handbook
RN to BSN, ASN, ASN BRIDGE, PN, and NA
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Adding Value to the Lives of our Students
and Enriching our Community
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Santa Fe College RN to BSN Program is accredited by the Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Santa Fe College ASN and ASN Bridge Programs are accredited by the
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Santa Fe College ASN and ASN Bridge Programs’ accreditation status with (ACEN)
pursuant to section 464.019, Forida Statutes and are not under the jurisdiction of the
Florida Board of Nursing (FBON)
Santa Fe College PN and NA Programs are approved by the FBON
CCNE
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
1 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
(202)887-6791
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation
ACEN
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404)975-5000
Fax: (404) 975-5020
Web Site: http://www.acenursing.org/
FBON
E-mail: MedicalQualityAssurance@doh.state.fl.us
Telephone: (850) 488-0595
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Message from the Director
Lois M. R. Ellis, PhD, ARNP
Director, SF College Nursing Programs
Dear Santa Fe College Nursing Student:
Welcome to Santa Fe (SF) College Nursing Programs! The faculty is committed to providing you with excellent
educational opportunities for you to be successful in the nursing profession.
The Santa Fe College Mission notes:
In keeping with our values and goals, Santa Fe College – a comprehensive public institution of higher
education serving North Central Florida and beyond – adds value to the lives of our students and
enriches our community through excellence in teaching and learning, innovative educational
programs, student services, community leadership, and service.
Santa Fe College Nursing Programs’ Mission, consistent with the Santa Fe College Mission, notes:
The Nursing Programs of Santa Fe College provide quality nursing education programs that are studentoriented and accessible to a diverse student population in response to the current healthcare needs of
our community. We add value to the lives of our students and enrich our community through
excellence in teaching and learning, innovative educational programs, student services, community
leadership, and service in healthcare.
Santa Fe College Nursing Programs have adopted the concepts of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN) and have integrated these concepts into the curriculum. These concepts include: Safety, Patientcentered Care, Quality Improvement, Intra-/Inter-Professional Collaboration, Evidenced-based Practice, and
Informatics. More information can be found on the following website http://qsen.org/.
Being a nursing student at SF, you are making a commitment to adhere to student standards set by SF College
and by the SF Nursing Programs. Relevant SF Nursing Programs’ information regarding policies and guidelines is
provided in this Nursing Programs Student Handbook. Information, policies, and guidelines are current and are
reviewed annually by faculty and administration.
Each of you will be asked to sign and submit a statement available at the end of this handbook, indicating you
have read and intend to comply with all SF policies and all SF Nursing Program policies and guidelines
contained in this handbook. If you have any questions regarding any policy or
guideline, please ask your faculty mentor.
We are all looking forward to your time spent learning and growing with us at SF
College, the #1 Community College in the Nation!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Code of Ethics (ANA)………………………………………………………………………………………….……….5
Conceptual Model..…………………………………………………………………………………………………....6
Concept Definitions……………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
SF College Nursing Programs’ Student Learning Outcomes……………………………………………………8
SF COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS’ POLICIES:
Americans with Disabilities Act…………………………………………………………….………………..9
Background Checks………………………………………………………………………….……………….9
Calculator/Handheld Device Policy…………………………….……………………….…………….…10
Children on Campus………………………………………………………………………….……………..10
Code of Conduct…………………………………………………………………………….…….………..10
Disabilities……………………………………………………………………………………….……………..10
Discrimination & Harassment…………………………………………………………….……….………..10
Dishonesty, Academic…………………………………………………………………….……….……….11
Dress Code…………………………………………………………………………………….………………11
Electronic Devices………………………………………………………………………….……….……….12
Emergency Fund……………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Food & Drink…………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
Graduation/Pinning Information………………………………………………………………………….13
RN-BSN……………………………………………………….………………………………….............…….…13
ASN, ASN Bridge, & PN……………………………………………………….…………………….….………13
Students with Arrest Records Applying for Licensure…………………….………………………..….…14
NA………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…...…..14
Grievances/Complaints/Appeals…………….…………………………………………………….…….15
Health Information…………………………………….……………………………………………….…….15
HIPAA/Confidentiality……………………………………………………………………….……………….17
Mentoring Program…………………………………………………………………………….……………17
Name or Address Changes…………………………………………………………………….….……….17
Nursing Simulated Lab ……………………………………………………………………………..……….18
Performance Standards for Nursing Programs………….…………………………………….…….….18
Plagiarism.……………………………………………………………………………………………………..19
Organizations, Athletic Teams, etc………………………………………………………….…….……...20
Records………………………………………………………………………………..……….….…….….….20
Representatives..………………………………………………………………………………….….……….20
Resources…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….….20
Social Media Guidelines…………………….…………………………………………………….………..21
Student Rights and Responsibilities……………………………………………………………………….21
Substance Abuse………………………………………………………………………………….…………21
Threat to Health, Safety/Welfare of a Patient/Client…………………………………………………22
RN-BSN Program
Attendance Policies…………………………………………………………………….………………..….23
Clinical Experience Guidelines and Expectations……………………………….……………….……24
Grading Policies………………………………………………………………………….………………..…24
ASN & ASN Bridge Program
Attendance Policies…………………………………………………………………….……………..…….25
Clinical Experience Guidelines and Expectations……………...………………….…………….…….26
Grading Policies………………………………………………………………………….………….…….….27
PN Program
Attendance Policies………………………………………………………………….……….……………..30
Clinical Experience Guidelines and Expectations……...…………………….………………………..31
Grading Policies…………………………………….………………………………….……………………..32
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NA Program
Attendance Policies…………………………………………………………………………………..……..34
Clinical Experience Guidelines and Expectations ……..……………………………………….……..35
Grading Policies………………………………………………………………………………………..……..35
Withdrawal, Exit, Returning Student Selection Criteria, & Transfer…………………….………….….…...….36
Organizational Structure & Communication Process…………………………………………..…….…….38-44
Nursing Programs Directory...………………………………………………………………………………………..45
SF E-mail requirement/instruction…………………………………………………………………………………...46
Signature Form, Confidentiality, & Photo Release……………………………………..………………………..47
Code of Ethics for Nurses
1. The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the
inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of
social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.
2. The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or
community.
3. The nurse promotes, advocates for and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the
patient.
4. The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the
appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimum
patient care.
5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as others, including the responsibility to preserve
integrity and safety, to maintain competence and to continue personal and professional
growth.
6.
The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining and improving healthcare environments
and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality healthcare and
consistent with the values of the profession through individual and
collective action.
7. The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to
practice, education, administration and knowledge development.
8. The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public in promoting
community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs.
9. The profession of nursing, as represented by associations and their members, is
responsible for articulating nursing values, for maintaining the integrity of the profession and
its practice and for shaping social policy.
(American Nurses Association: For additional information and interpretive statements, go to:
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Codeof-Ethics.pdf)
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Conceptual Model
Domain Definitions
Nursing- Intentional, goal directed care designed to assess and respond to the holistic health
related needs of the patients, families, and communities.
Healthcare – Those interrelated and dynamic systems that influence quality of life and health
related services
Physiological – Those physical, biological, and chemical processes that sustain human life through a
dynamic system of continuous adaption to an ever-changing environment.
Psychosocial – Those aspects of individual experience that impact their ability to cope and adapt
to stressors in the environment.
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Concept definitions
Concept
Clinical Decision
Making
Domain
Nursing
Definition of Concept
Process nurses use in the clinical setting to
select, implement, and evaluate best actions
to meet identified goals.
Cognition
Psychosocial
Complex set of mental activities through
which individuals acquire, process, store,
retrieve, and apply information.
Coping and
Adaptation
Psychosocial
Dynamic process involving cognition and
behavior to adapt to change in the
environment.
Elimination
Physiological
Secretion and excretion of physiological
waste products by multiple organ systems.
Health Care Delivery
Health Care
Providing collaborative nursing care using
multiple resources from interelated and
dynamic systems that influence quality of life
and health.
Homeostasis/Regulation
Physiological
Dynamic processes involved in the
maintenance of body functioning.
Interpersonal
relationships
Nursing
The dynamic, interactive process of using
professional behaviors and communication
to collaborate with members of the
healthcare team.
Mobility
Physiological
Ability to move and function within the
environment.
Nutrition
Physiological
The role of intake, absorption, and
metabolism of nutrients for body functioning.
Oxygenation
Physiological
The body's ability to supply oxygen to all cells.
Perfusion
Physiological
The body's ability to provide a continuous
supply of oxygenated blood to all cells.
Sensory Perception
Physiological
Process of receiving and interpreting internal
or external stimuli.
Sexuality
Physiological
An essential part of being human across the
lifespan which encompasses identities and
roles, sexual orientation, intimacy, and
reproduction.
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SF COLLEGE OF NURSING PROGRAMS’ STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Santa Fe College RN to BSN graduate will:
1. Safety/Quality: portray professional nursing leadership skills and competencies for complex
healthcare system management processes to minimize risk of harm to patients and providers
and ensure quality of healthcare systems.
2. Evidence-based Practice/Patient-centered Care: integrate evidence-based practice skills to
meet individual family, community, and population-based healthcare needs ensuring
compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values,
and needs.
3. Intra-/Inter-Professional Collaboration: communicate and collaborate effectively with
individuals, families, populations, communities, and the interdisciplinary team as a serviceoriented professional, demonstrating global-social-cultural responsibility.
4. Informatics: demonstrate commitment to life-long learning and healthcare teaching by
utilizing information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error,
and support decision-making.
The Santa Fe College ASN graduate nurse will:
1. Safety: Quality Improvement: use data to monitor the outcome of care processes and
collaborate to improve care to minimize risk of harm to patients and providers.
2. Patient-centered Care: provide holistic and compassionate care that ensures the patient’s
innate rights to respect, dignity, autonomy, and self-determination.
3. Professionalism: demonstrate behaviors consistent with the ANA Code of Ethics.
4. Intra-Inter-Professional Collaboration: function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decisionmaking to achieve quality patient care.
5. Evidence-based Practice/Nursing Judgment: utilize clinical decision making based on the
best evidence to deliver safe and effective care.
6. Informatics: use information and technology to make inquiries, obtain, communicate, and
manage data to support safe nursing practice. 2. The graduate nurse will integrate
technology safely to deliver nursing care (services).
The Santa Fe College PN graduate will:
1. Safety: minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through their individual practices and
their accountability as a member of the healthcare system.
2. Patient-centered Care: provide holistic and compassionate care that ensures the patient’s
innate rights to respect, dignity, autonomy, and self-determination.
3. Quality Improvement: be able to explain quality improvement methods used to design and
test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
4. Intra-/Inter-Professional Collaboration: function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decisionmaking to achieve quality patient care.
5. Evidence-based Practice: identify, evaluate, and use the best current evidence coupled
with clinical expertise and consideration of patient’s preferences, experience and values for
delivery of optimal health care.
6. Informatics: use information and technology to make inquiries and to obtain, communicate,
and manage data to support safe nursing practice. 2. The graduate practical nurse will
integrate technology safely to deliver nursing care (services).
The Santa Fe College NA graduate will:
1. Safety: minimize risk of harm to residents/patients through their individual practices and their
accountability as a member of the healthcare system or team.
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2. Patient-centered Care: provide holistic and compassionate care that ensures the
resident/patient’s innate rights to respect, dignity, autonomy, and self-determination.
3. Quality Improvement: monitor outcomes of care processes and in consultation with the
nursing staff work to continuously improve the quality and safety of care delivered in the
healthcare setting.
4. Intra-/Inter-Professional Collaboration: function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decisionmaking to achieve quality resident/patient care.
5. Evidence-based Practice: continuously work to update skills and provide care based on
evidence-based practice in collaboration with the nursing team.
6. Informatics: utilize information and technology to obtain knowledge, communicate, and
manage data to support the delivery of safe and quality care to residents/patients.
SF COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS' STUDENT POLICIES:
Nursing Program students can find SF College Student Rights & Responsibilities at the Student Affairs
website: http://www.sfcollege.edu/studentaffairs/ Nursing Program students are expected to
follow the college rules. Chapter 7 of the Rules Manual refers to Student Information/Fees, including
the Student Conduct Code, Rule 7.23. Access the Rules Manual: http://www.sfcollege.edu/rules/
Policies apply to all Nursing Programs Except as Specified
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
If you are a student with a disability: In compliance with Santa Fe College policy and equal access
laws, a counselor is available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that you may
require as a student with a disability. Requests for academic accommodations need to be made
during the first week of the semester (except for unusual circumstances) so arrangements can be
made. You must be registered with Disabilities Resource Center (DRC) in S-229 for disability
verification and determination of reasonable academic accommodations. For more information,
see: http://www.sfcollege.edu/student/drc/
BACKGROUND CHECKS, NATIONAL & STATE for ASN, ASN Bridge, PN, & NA
A federal and state criminal Level 2 and expanded background check was used as a tool to
determine your eligibility to enter and remain in the SF Nursing Programs. Further and/or additional
clinical screening may be required and completed by clinical agencies. Dismissal from the program
may result from additional screening results.
Acceptance into a nursing program requires you to remain free of disqualifying charges or
face dismissal from the program. You are obligated to notify the program director and/or
associate director of any arrests, incidents and/or charges regardless of adjudication that
occur after acceptance and during enrollment in the nursing program. Failure to
promptly notify shall be grounds for immediate dismissal from the program.
Students that are charged and/or arrested will be required to leave the Nursing Programs
until the charges are completely resolved. Students may also be required to contact
Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) for direction regarding any charges/arrests.
Students may be subjected to additional background checks by various clinical agencies and must
meet that agency requirement for clinical attendance to occur for program progression.
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CALCULATOR/HAND HELD DEVICE POLICY
Classroom Testing:
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It is important to be able to solve for one unknown, calculate ratio and proportion
equations, apply appropriate conversion factors, etc. using basic math rules.

When using a calculator, the student must demonstrate an ability to set up the
problem and/or appropriate formula to solve the problem. This requirement
continues throughout the program.

Students may use basic calculators during nursing math tests or the calculator on
the computer desktop. No graphics calculators (those with memory,
programmable function), palm pilots, or cellphones will be allowed.

It is the prerogative of the faculty member proctoring the test to replace the
student's calculator with one approved by the nursing programs’ if the calculator
brought in by the student is deemed questionable or inappropriate.
Clinical Use:

Students may only use a faculty-approved hand held device/calculator during
clinical rotations. Use of cell phones for personal use is prohibited.
CHILDREN ON CAMPUS

Due to the subject matter taught, children are not permitted in classrooms, lab, or in clinical.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Each student in the nursing program is expected to conform to professional standards of
conduct that foster an environment of honesty, trust, and respect in class, lab, and in the
clinical area. Students are expected to adhere to the SF College Student Conduct Code
Rule 7.23: http://www.sfcollege.edu/Assets/sf/rules/pdfs/Rule_7/7_23.pdf
DISABILITIES
Policy for minimum requirements for documentation of a disability
Disabilities Resource Center (DRC): If you are a student with a documented disability that is limiting
your academic access, parents of a student with a disability, or faculty instructing students with
disabilities, this site: http://www.sfcollege.edu/student/drc presents important information about
academic adjustments and services established and coordinated through the DRC. There are links
to valuable resources and self-support information intended to enhance students' independent
decision-making and learning.
Florida Board of Nursing requires any graduate seeking American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
exemption when sitting for State Boards (NCLEX) show documentation of diagnosis and
documentation of appropriate academic adjustments (if any) given to the student throughout their
enrollment in the nursing programs.
DISCRIMINATION/HARASSMENT POLICY
SF prohibits any form of discrimination or sexual harassment among students, faculty and staff. For
further information, refer to College Rule 2.8 at
http://www.sfcollege.edu/Assets/sf/rules/pdfs/Rule_2/2_8.pdf
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DISHONESTY, ACADEMIC
The nursing programs require that any student found to be cheating or leveled with a charge of
academic dishonesty in any course requirement be counseled by the associate director.
Appropriate action will be taken and will follow the guidelines as found in the SF Student
Conduct Code: Rule 7.23. As a professional program, the nursing programs have specified
procedures and guidelines to insure professional standards. Student and/or program
sequencing, as well as program integrity will remain intact.
Specific examples, in addition to those mentioned in the code, include, but are not limited to:
1. falsifying records in the clinical area.
2. violation of HIPAA regarding hard copies and/or electronic copies of patient privileged
information.
3. copying or manipulating electronic test material in any way, at any time.
4. accessing the electronic test at any time, from any site outside of the designated site.
5. accessing any other computer program or website other than assessment site during the
period of time that the student is assigned to be taking the exam, and the exam is open.
NOTE: Faculty may use resources such as turnitin.com to ensure academic standards. See plagiarism
guidelines below and SF College Student Conduct Code Rule 7.23 for more details.
DRESS CODE
The required uniform for nursing students in the Nursing Simulated Labs and in clinical is as follows:
White (SF College top with patch) scrub top, and warm-up jacket (optional). Purchased from
SF College bookstore.
Royal blue (SF College blue) pants. Purchased from SF College bookstore.
Royal blue (SF College blue) skirt (optional). Brand: Cherokee Workwear. May be purchased
from any scrub store.
Florida Uniforms & Supplies
Scrubs by Design
3501 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 2200
Creekside Mall
6771 W Newberry Rd
Oaks Mall Plaza
352-367-9060
352-331-3555
10% off as SF student
10% medical apparel
Uniform Name Tag:
The required nametag, as diagrammed below, must measure one inch by three inches with a white
background and royal blue letters. The nametags and uniforms appropriate for each nursing
program are available at the SF College Bookstore. Please allow at least two weeks for delivery of
the nametag.
First and Last Name
ASN student, SFC
First and Last Name
PN student, SFC
First and Last Name
NA student, SFC
The uniform is to be non-revealing and free of additional patches or non SF Nursing sanctioned
ornamentation. The clinical faculty and associate director will reserve the right to determine whether
the student is in accordance with policy. Any deviation from dress code must have Director/
Associate Director approval.
A white turtleneck under the scrub top is appropriate for either the female or male uniform.
An alternative would be a clean, white, short sleeve crew neck knit that does not protrude
from the scrub top sleeve. V-neck tee shirts are not permitted.
Uniforms are available for purchase at SF College Bookstore on the NW/Main campus.
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White, athletic or polished nursing shoes with closed toes and minimal openings, with minimal
color in trim, clean shoe laces and white socks/hose.
Gainesville uniform shops offer SF student discounts are (with SF student ID) for white
shoes/shoe laces/socks/hose/turtleneck or short sleeve tee if want to wear under uniform.
Only the official white scrub jacket with patch is allowed to be worn over the scrub top while
in clinical or lab.
Uniform and appearance should be appropriate and professional for the nursing student in the lab
and clinical setting per faculty’s assessment, clinical evaluation tool, and this policy guideline.
 Hair color must be maintained within the range of natural hair colors.
 Hair neat, clean, and kept off shoulder of uniform.
 Beards and mustaches must be neat, clean, and trimmed short.
 Clean, short and shaped fingernails; no artificial nails allowed; clear nail polish is acceptable,
if not chipped. CDC Guidelines: Health care personnel should avoid wearing artificial nails
and keep natural nails less than one quarter of an inch long if they care for patients at high
risk of acquiring infections (e.g. Patients in intensive care units or in transplant units).
 Clothes should be clean, wrinkle free, in good repair and appropriately fitted.
 Undershirt and underwear cannot show through the white uniform – avoid colors, prints, etc.
 No heavy make-up, perfume or colognes.
 No chewing gum while on duty.
 Jewelry limited to wedding band; one pair of small stud earrings for pierced ears.
 Ear lobe gauge must be covered by bandaids.
 Visible tattoos must be covered and/or removed before entering the clinical setting.
 Name tag, photo ID, and watch with second hand are required for clinical.
 ASN, ASN Bridge, and PN students also need a bandage scissors, penlight, and stethoscope.
 Any student not in accordance with inappropriate dress, poor hygiene, or other dress code
violations may be sent home from lab (unexcused)/clinical (missed day).
 Individuals should be free of offensive odors such as perspiration, foods (garlic/onions),
cigarette smoke or the smell of tobacco.
RN to BSN Only:
Students are to be professionally dressed for all labs, direct or indirect-practice experiences or other
on-campus activities. There is not a required uniform for the RN to BSN student. Students are
required to follow applicable agency dress policy for any direct practice experience.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Audio recording of lectures:
There will be a slide at the beginning of each lecture that will disclose whether or not it is permissible
for a student to audio record a lecture. Videotaping is NOT permitted. Audio recordings are to be
for personal use only. No sharing with fellow or future classmates is allowed. Transcripts of the
recording or the recording itself are not to be posted in any format. Failure to follow these rules will
be considered violation of policy and will be subject to the same consequences, including possible
dismissal from the nursing program.
If a student audio records a lecture where permission was not granted to do so, this will be
considered violation of policy and will be subject to the same consequences described above.
If a student has classroom accommodations that include the use of audio recording that has been
approved by the student Disabilities Resource Center, and the associate director has been notified,
taping may be permitted. The same guidelines regarding personal use as described above will be
applied.
Cell phone usage is not permitted in the classroom, Nursing Simulated Labs, or in clinical areas.
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EMERGENCY FUNDS
Emergency funds may be available through the SF College Nursing Programs' Emergency Fund.
These funds are for students in the nursing programs’ who are in a situation where they need
immediate emergency funds. Funds, if available, are limited and given per nursing programs'
criteria. Please contact your associate director or faculty mentor for further information. Once
employed, students are expected to repay this funding.
FOOD AND DRINK
No food or drink is allowed in the classroom, Nursing Simulated Labs, testing area or in clinical areas.
GRADUATION/PINNING INFORMATION FOR RN-BSN
During the semester which you plan to graduate, you must complete the following requirement in
order to graduate:
Degree Application: Must be completed by the student online. Only the student can
complete the graduation application. You must apply for graduation.
o Login to your eSantaFe account
o
On the left hand side click “Records”
o
Click “Graduation”
o
Click on the “Application for Graduation,” click “Continue”
o
Click the degree and term you are applying for, click “Submit”
o
The graduation application appears last. Data required: name as desired on
diploma, if you are attending the ceremony, address to where diploma should
be mailed. Once complete, click “Submit”.
See due dates on the graduation page on Santa Fe’s website. For additional information
for to: http://www.sfcollege.edu/records/?section=graduation_faqs
Pinning ceremony: The pinning ceremony is part of graduation. Graduation and pinning
attire will be the official regalia which is available through the bookstore.
GRADUATION/PINNING INFORMATION FOR ASN, ASN Bridge, AND PN
How To Graduate? It’s Not Automatic! THINGS WHICH YOU MUST DO:
During the semester which you plan to graduate, you must complete requirements for graduation
which includes filling out the two applications listed below.
Degree Application: Must be completed by the student online. Only the student can
complete the graduation application. Please contact the associate director with questions.
Application for Boards: Complete and return the application, according to directions, to the
State Board of Nursing. Read directions which come with application and follow EXACTLY. If
you have specific questions, you need to contact the Florida Board of Nursing Education
Department (850) 245-4125, extension 4.
Pinning ceremony: The pinning ceremony is part of graduation. Graduation and pinning
attire will be the official regalia which is available through the bookstore.
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Go to for information and application materials. There is a fee for licensure.

There is a new way to process nursing students’ applications when you apply online. The
Department of Health has built a new online application and server specifically. This is a
true online system- no need for applicants to mail in their printed application. Applications
received online are given special priority as soon as the credit card transactions are
cleared from the financial institution- usually in 7 to 10 days. Applications are fast tracked
to FBON employees to process first thing every morning before tackling anything else.
Unless there are special details such as criminal background history, disciplinary or health
history, or missing graduation lists, the applicant will be made eligible in as little as 10 days!
Here is the link to the new online application:
https://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/DOHInitialApp/login.aspx
NCLEX candidate bulletins and testing applications can be printed from the National
Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Failure to do any of these steps may cause your board application to be incomplete.
You will not be notified of this by the state board before the deadline.
It is your responsibility to take care of these necessary details for SF College, i.e.: Are all of
your transcripts in Records and Admissions? Have you satisfied financial obligations? Are all
books returned to the library? Contact designated faculty and/or associate director for
general questions about state board exams (NCLEX) or graduation.
STUDENT WITH ARREST RECORD APPLYING FOR LICENSURE
Excerpts from FBON website linked above:
Each application is reviewed on its own merits. The Board of Nursing has created guidelines
for specific offenses to be cleared in the board office; however, the staff cannot make
determinations in advance as laws and rules do change over time. Violent crimes and
repeat offenders are required to be presented to the Board of Nursing for review.
Evidence of rehabilitation is important to the Board Members when making licensure
decisions. There are no permanent barriers to licensure; each circumstance is reviewed on
a case by case basis.
The Board may issue a license under conditions such as probation, supervision, or additional
education, or the Board may deny your application. If drugs or alcohol are a concern, the
board may require the applicant to undergo an evaluation and to sign a contract with the
Intervention Project for Nurses (800-840-2720).
The licensure application requires disclosure of any criminal history and the disposition of all
cases prior to board review. Entry into the nursing education program is the prospective
student’s decision based upon the knowledge that he/she may, or may not, be granted a
nursing license.
GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR NA
CNA certification testing is completed by Prometric
Application forms may be obtained on-line.
Review the candidate information bulletin (https://www.prometric.com/enus/clients/nurseaide/pages/fl.aspx) for background screening questions and answers.
A Federal Bureau of Investigation background screening is required for candidates who
have not lived continuously in Florida for five years and for reciprocity applicants from other
states.
All other candidates are required to have FDLE screening.
Apply early for CNA testing, especially avoiding the holiday period.
To sit for the CNA test, the applicant must be 18 years old.
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Reimbursement
NA Program graduates may be reimbursed for the course and state testing if they
are employed by a Nursing Home within 12 months of completion of an approved program.
(Student may need to initiate this process with their employer). Contact the District Medicaid
office in your area if you have questions regarding the law.
GRIEVANCE/ COMPLAINTS/APPEALS PROCESS
See Rules Manual, Rule 7.36, Student Complaint Procedure: Students and Administration and
access: www.sfcollege.edu/studentaffairs/?section=student_complaint_procedures
HEALTH INFORMATION
RN-BSN has specific admission requirements, some of the following may not apply. See information
packet online.
It is the responsibility of the student to keep immunizations/CPR current in their student nursing file.
Without the current information, students are not allowed in clinical.
Medical Emergency:
FIRST, call (9)-911. Make sure you tell them your location because their caller ID may not indicate
the accurate campus location of the call. SECONDLY, have another person call ext. 5555, and our
police department will send one officer to assist you and a second officer to assist the arriving
ambulance.
Advisory:
There is a risk of exposure to latex/latex based products in the health care environments such as, but
not limited to, Health Sciences' classrooms and training labs, hospitals, nursing care facilities,
laboratories, and clinical areas. Individuals with latex allergies should seek expert advice from their
healthcare provider so that they may receive information to make an informed decision regarding
their exposure to latex in the healthcare field.
CPR:
A current CPR certification card with expiration date (American Heart Association Course for Health
Care Providers: adult and child) is also required prior to orientation day for all nursing programs. The
CPR card must be in effect for the duration of the nursing program. Each student must have these
documents in order to retain their seat in the program.
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HBV-HCV-HIV Exposure:
PEPline (the National Clinicians’ Post exposure Prophylaxis Hotline) is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week consultation
service for clinicians managing occupational exposures. This service is supported by the Health Resources
and Services Administration Ryan White CARE Act and the AIDS Education and Training Centers and
CDC. PEPline can be contacted by phone at (888) 448-4911 (toll free). Recommendation for
occupational exposure to HIV includes post-exposure prophylaxis should be initiated as soon as possible.
If there is an associated cost for this treatment, it is the student’s responsibility.
Health and Accident Insurance:
All students are strongly encouraged to carry some form of personal health and accident insurance for
the duration of their enrollment. SF Nursing Programs' students have "Certificate of Insurance" from
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. Specific and complete details with associated literature
are distributed to students during the first of the semester. Please refer to literature and/or associate
director for questions.
Health Status Change:
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the associate director if their health status changes during the
program. The associate director may require a release statement from the physician stating "without
restrictions in class, nursing simulated lab, and clinical.”
Incidents/Injuries:
If a student incurs or is involved in an activity resulting in an injury or potential injury, including needle
sticks, the student is responsible for notifying their immediate faculty whether in the classroom, lab, or
clinical in order to follow appropriate procedures and to complete appropriate paperwork and a SF
incident report. In addition, if the incident/injury occurs in the clinical area, procedures/paperwork for
that clinical agency must also be completed, as well as the notification of the associate director at the
time of the incident/accident. The SF incident report must be turned into the main nursing office the
school day following the incident/injury.
Physical Examination:
The completed physical examination form (Health Sciences Programs Manditory Health History Form) is
due on the date given as a deadline in each nursing program. This includes required immunizations.
Students are responsible for keeping copies of all documents turned in to program.
Pregnancy:
Pregnancy may affect immunizations and/or other program requirements. Individuals who are pregnant
should seek expert advice from their healthcare provider so that they may receive information to make
an informed decision regarding their exposure to infectious diseases in the healthcare field. A statement
from the student's healthcare provider, noting that the student may proceed through the program
“without restrictions in class, nursing simulated lab, and clinical”, will be required of all pregnant students.
A student who is pregnant may remain in the program with the care provider’s permission, every new
semester, through delivery. The student may return to the program following delivery with written
permission from the care provider. Care provider permission (in both instances) must address ability to
complete lab and clinical assignments and state “without restrictions in class, nursing simulated lab, and
clinical.”
Returning Students:
Students returning to a nursing program may be required to submit an updated completed
physical/immunization form which complies with requirements as stated in clinical agreements. This form is
due on deadline date given by the main nursing office. All required immunizations must remain current.
Vaccinations:
All clinical affiliates require immunizations; all students must be immunized to participate in clinical.
Hepatitis B:
o The first two Hepatitis B vaccinations, in the series of three, must be completed prior to the
first semester for all programs, and the third in the series must be completed on schedule
and verification of completion given to the main nursing office.
 All other vaccinations and Tuberculosis testing:
o Must be completed prior to the beginning of the first semester in any program
(Tuberculosis required annually). Tetanus must remain current through program.
 Clinical agencies require annual flu vaccines to be completed at the student’s expense.
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HIPAA/CONFIDENTIALITY
a) Federal Law, 45 CFR Parts 160-164, requires specialized training regarding client
privacy and security. All healthcare providers must complete HIPAA privacy training.
The student healthcare provider in SF College nursing programs will complete initial
HIPAA training prior to initial clinical rotation and will continue to receive education
related to HIPAA integrated in the programs’ curricula. Specific clinical sites may also
require additional HIPAA training.
b) You will have a link to HIPAA Privacy Training at the beginning of your program in
the LMS. It is followed by an exam that must be passed.
c) No client/patient data may be photocopied. For educational purposes only,
student may have only written notes with no patient identifiers included.
d) Regarding HIPAA violation:
Professional standards and norms for all health care providers include areas of:
professional behavior, confidentiality, patient’s rights, informed consent, privileged
communication, and health care settings standards and norms. Additionally, federal
laws (including HIPAA and FERPA), state regulations, licensure requirements, and
practice acts detail use of specific information related to health care settings and
professional behavior. As a student in the SF College Nursing Programs, it is the
student’s responsibility to adhere to any and all of these standards and regulations.
The relaying, discussion, transferring or use of any privileged information or knowledge
of events or actions, via any verbal, written, electronic, computer, and/or other
technology form(s) concerning identifying patient information, health care agency
information (institution or staff), SF College faculty and staff, fellow SF College
students or any other like information is strictly prohibited.
Failure to comply with this directive in any way will result in disciplinary action and
may include immediate dismissal from the program. If the student has a question or
concern, or is unclear regarding this issue/topic they should contact their professor,
refer to syllabus/course materials and referenced materials, review orientation
materials of the health care agency, as applicable and contact associate director
and/or director.
MENTORING PROGRAM
The Nursing Mentoring Program provides a setting for a special nurturing relationship between
students and faculty. The entering nursing student is assigned to a mentor at the beginning of the
nursing program. The mentor will track the students’ progress through the program. Mentors make
referrals to college-wide support services, help students improve their study habits, actively listen,
and offer encouragement to their mentees. A mentor is available on a one-to-one basis to furnish
guidance and support. Students are encouraged to seek counsel with their mentor as needed.
Students are strongly advised to review tests if they receive a grade of 78% and below on a test. The
course core faculty are available to review these tests. The mentor is available to help with general
testing issues and refer you to appropriate resources.
NAME OR ADDRESS CHANGES
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Students are instructed to keep current the information in their college student record.
When a change is necessary, the student is directed first to the Records Office in R-101 to
make an official change in their record.
The student next visits W-201C to get a change of information form from the nursing
programs' administrative assistant.
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The administrative assistant verifies with SF Records Office that the information has been
changed. (Student nursing records cannot be changed until verification is made. If
verification cannot be made, it is the student's responsibility to follow up with SFC Records
Office to ensure the record is changed and to notify the Nursing Programs’ administrative
assistant again.)
Upon verification, the student's nursing records will be changed, and the associate director,
mentors and the nursing simulated lab will be notified by the administrative assistant.
Upon graduation if a graduate's official name does not match their picture identification, this may
result in an incorrect name being submitted to the Florida Board of Nursing and cause a delay in
taking the national boards.
NURSING SIMULATED LAB
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NOTE: Nursing Simulated Lab (NSL) is not a Latex-Free Environment
Appointments and Referrals
 Check your program calendar for dates and times of OPEN LABS. Sign up for these in WA206.
 Mandatory skills' practice, media, makeup or clinical referrals to the NSL are initiated by
faculty only and are coordinated between faculty and lab personnel.
Sharps:
 Sharps are to be used one time only and then are to be discarded in a red Sharps container.
 If a student is practicing with sharps, a faculty member must be present.
Supplies:
 You will receive your supplies throughout the semester.
 Some lab equipment, such as BP cuffs, is available for check-out for 24-hours. A current SF
student ID must be presented for this check-out.
Usage:
 Students must be currently enrolled in a nursing program to use the lab for skills'
practice.
Open Lab:
 The NSL is open to students for general skills practice during the semester. The hours of open
lab vary. Please visit the lab in WA-206 to see the times and procedures for signing up for
open lab.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NURSING PROGRAMS
Nursing Programs' applicants/students should:
Possess sufficient physical, motor, intellectual, emotional, and social/communication skills to
provide for patient care and safety, and the utilization of equipment in a variety of healthcare
settings. Examples of performance standards for Nursing are outlined below. These are the
standards used for nursing simulated lab and clinical performance.
ISSUE
Safety and Quality
Improvement
Teamwork and
Collaboration
STANDARD
Critical thinking sufficient for clinical
judgment that minimizes the risk of harm to
patients. Uses data to monitor the
outcomes of care processes and use
improvement methods to design and test
changes to continuously improve the quality
and safety of nursing care.
Interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact
with individuals, families, and groups from a
variety of social, emotional, cultural, and
intellectual backgrounds.
Communication abilities sufficient for
interaction with others in verbal and written
form.
Use information and technology to
communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision making.
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EXAMPLES
Competent assessment of patient in timely
manner, correct interpretation of assessment,
readily responds with appropriate interventions,
treatment plans, ability to work alone and to
make correct, independent decisions as needed.
Life and death situations, working with families
stressed by the condition of a loved one, working
with other health care providers in stressful
situations.
Can follow verbal and/or written instructions.
Functions effectively within nursing and
interpersonal teams.
Fosters open communication, mutual respect and
shared decision-making to achieve quality patient
care.
Consult with other health care providers in a
professional manner.
Patient-centered Care
Recognizes the patient or designee as the
source of control and full partner in
providing compassionate and coordinated
care based on respect for the patient’s
preferences, values, and needs.
Integrate best current evidence with clinical
expertise and patient-family preferences
and values for delivery of optimal health
care.
Mobility
Physical abilities sufficient to move from
room to room, and walk in hallways,
maneuver in small spaces. Includes the
strength necessary to lift patients as needed.
Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to
provide safe and effective nursing care.
Motor Skills
Hearing
Auditory ability sufficient to monitor and
assess health needs.
Visual
Visual ability sufficient for observation and
assessment necessary in nursing care.
Tactile
Tactile ability sufficient for physical
assessment and to provide nursing
intervention.
Must communicate patient response to therapy
with others, documentation of therapeutic
procedures performed on patient.
Commit to the patient being the source of control
and full partner in his/her care.
Commit to system changes to create a patientcentered care environment and patient-centered
collaborative care planning.
Respect the boundaries of therapeutic
relationships.
Walking to and from departments to patient
rooms, room to room to take care of all patients
on a team, assisting in patient transport.
Perform vital signs, CPR, transporting patients,
physical assessment, and manipulating
equipment.
Auscultation of BP, breath sounds, heart sounds,
bowel sounds, hearing alarms in units, call bells,
telephones, converse with patients, family, and
staff.
Reading patient charts/flow sheet/ monitors,
drawing up and administering medications,
assessing patient skin color, reading
thermometers.
Perform palpation, giving injections, starting IVs,
sterile and non-sterile dressing changes, urinary
catheterization, assist patient with daily activities.
PLAGIARISM
According to the Santa Fe College Conduct Rule 7.23 Plagiarism is defined as, “The attempt to
represent the work of another as the product of one’s own thought, whether the work is published or
unpublished. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of
the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. This
applies to speech and electronic media as well. It also includes the unacknowledged use of
materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling or distributing of term
papers or other academic materials.” Using one’s previous work without citation is plagiarism.
Some examples of plagiarism are:
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The exact copying of information from a source without proper citation. Students are
expected to follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (APA) and appropriately use quotation marks or block quotation formatting
Paraphrasing information without proper citation.
Failure to properly cite and reference statistics of data
Self-plagiarism- using a paper from one course to satisfy the requirements of a different
course. Self-plagiarism includes submitting assignments that were submitted in another
course or if the student is repeating a course submitting work previously submitted.
There are special circumstances where students will be given permission by faculty to use part or
all of one assignment to contribute to another. The use of one’s previous work in an assignment
requires prior approval from the current faculty.
The nursing program uses Turnitin as a plagiarism checking tool. Students are expected to
review the report and make corrections to sections that may not be properly cited and resubmit
the assignment. Your goal it to have 0% similarity. If you turn in an assignment with a high
percentage of similar material- the faculty will review your submission. Depending on the
circumstances you may be asked to resubmit the assignment, receive written counselling or be
referred to Student Affairs.
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ORGANIZATIONS, ATHLETIC TEAMS, ETC.
Nursing program students who are also involved with SF College student organizations, athletic
teams, SF Ambassadors, etc. are to contact their associate director within the first week of each
semester. These contacts include notification of organizations, etc. and review of any responsibilities.
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain prior approval and/or permission to miss any lecture, lab,
clinical time, assignment and test deadline, etc.
The Nursing Programs support SF student activity resulting in expansion of students' academic, social
and community areas. However, due to the professional and demanding academic standard of
the nursing program, all requests may not be honored. The decision for release time, time off, etc.
rests with the nursing faculty and administration. It is the student's responsibility to present all
information requests, needed forms, etc. to the associate director within the first week of each
semester and in a timely manner during the semester. If there are any questions pertaining to this
nursing program policy, contact your associate director.
RECORDS
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Currently enrolled students' files are kept in the Nursing Programs Administration Office for all
nursing programs (W-201C).
Although records cannot be removed, students do have access to their own personal files.
Contact program director’s administrative assistant for access with in 48 hours.
Do not submit original immunization records, CPR cards, etc. to be placed in your files.
Students are responsible for uploading documents online into Verified Credentials. SF is not
responsible and will not copy this information per student request once copy is in the file.
Keep your originals!
REPRESENTATIVES
Each nursing program has student representatives for their class. Students select the representatives.
Class representatives have the opportunity to meet with the faculty regarding student issues. Class
representatives must be in good standing academically and in the clinical area. Additionally, the
NSA have student elections for officer positions.
All representatives and/or officers must perform duties/assignments in an appropriate and
professional manner. Failure to do so may result in counseling and/or forfeiture of position/office
as determined by the associate director and/or faculty.
RN to BSN:
Follow directions within your course to report any student issue or concern to the associate director.
RESOURCES
TLC (Teaching Learning Center) is a Health Sciences Resource Center for students located in
Building W-233. Students may access their email, use learning software, or schedule a study room.
Printers are available, but students must supply their own paper.
TEAM Health is a resource through which students can schedule tutors when available:
http://www.sfcollege.edu/healthsciences/teachinglearning/
The Santa Fe College Library has copies of required texts. Librarians are available to assist you with
your learning needs.
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SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES
Santa Fe College acknowledges that social media is an important method of communication. This
policy has been set up to help guide the use of social media sites by the SF Nursing students.
Students must be aware that posting certain information is illegal. Sensitive and confidential
information is protected under HIPAA and FERPA whether discussed through traditional
communication channels or through social media. Violations of these regulations could lead to
criminal and civil liability. In addition the student could receive academic action ranging from
written reprimand to dismissal from the program.
To maintain positive interactions and to uphold ethical standards, the following guidelines should be
complied with while using Social Media websites.
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Be clean. No swearing, pornography, or lewd speech.
Be nice. No threats, bullying, or abuse. Santa Fe College does not tolerate online harassment. If
you feel that you are the subject of online harassment or threatening behavior, please contact
the administrators or other individuals named in the applicable college policy.
Be respectful. No hate speech, slander or personal attacks. Any pictures of yourself or fellow
students in a SF College Nursing uniform needs to be respectful and professional. Refrain from
imbibing in alcohol beverages in nursing student uniform and/or posting such pictures into
social media while in nursing student uniform
Be legal. Do not post written statements or pictures showcasing underage drinking and/or
illegal drug use.
Be truthful. Don't pretend to be somebody else.
Be protective. Protect confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information. Do not post
confidential or proprietary information about the college, staff, other students, clinical facilities,
patients, or others you may come into contact with in the role as a SF College nursing student.
Do not use school marks or logos on social media sites.
Be smart. HIPAA guidelines must be followed at all times. Identifiable information regarding
patients and clinical information MAY NOT be posted on social media websites.
Be forward-thinking. What you post online could exist forever. Future employers may conduct
web searches to further evaluate their employees. What you post on a social media site could
impede your career goals.
The Florida Board of Nursing (FBON) has the NCSBN “A Nurse’s Guide to the Use of Social Media”
posted. Below is the web address for this document from the FBON:
https://www.ncsbn.org/NCSBN_SocialMedia.pdf
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The purpose of this document is to provide students with a general overview of both their rights and
responsibilities as members of the Santa Fe College community. For a complete list of students’ rights
and responsibilities go to
http://www.sfcollege.edu/studentaffairs/index.php?section=policies/student_rights
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Students enrolled in the Nursing Programs are prohibited from reporting to duty in a clinical facility,
class, lab or other nursing program activity under the influence of alcohol, unauthorized narcotics or
controlled drugs. Observed impairment of a student may be evidenced and identified by many
factors, including but not limited to reasonable suspicion and/or bizarre and unusual behavior.
Faculty may identify students who display physical and/or emotional conditions which may impede
clinical judgment and/or practice. Upon identification, such students will be excused from class,
lab, or clinical assignment and may be required to submit to blood and/or urinalysis testing (at the
student’s expense) with follow-up referral to the Florida Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN). Nursing
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Programs may use random drug testing and screening (at the student’s expense) during the
student’s attendance in the program. The signed signature form indicates the student’s
understanding and compliance of this rule.
 Observed impairment of a student may be evidenced and identified by many
factors, including but not limited to reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion is
defined as a belief drawn from specific objective and articulated facts and
reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in light of experience. Indicative
factors may include, but are not limited to:
o bizarre and unusual behavior
o repeated accidents
o unexplained mood swings
o an odor of alcohol on the breath
o disheveled appearance or poor personal hygiene
o blatant impairment of judgment
o chronic absenteeism or tardiness
o unsafe clinical practice to include errors of omission or commission
 Reasonable suspicion that a student is impaired will be documented by at least two
faculty members, or one faculty member and a licensed or certified professional at
the clinical facility where the student is assigned.
 The student will be relieved of patient care responsibilities and will be given the
opportunity to discuss the behavior with the two witnesses to the behavior. At this
time, it is the responsibility of the student to disclose any prescription or nonprescription medications or drugs that the student is taking or any other relevant
information.
 The faculty member will then contact the associate director, who, in conjunction with
the nursing director, will assess the situation and plan appropriate interventions which
may include, but are not limited to, dismissal from the program, counseling, drug
testing, and referral to IPN. All expenses incurred will be the responsibility of the
student.
 Any student who poses an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of a
client may be suspended and/or exited from a clinical setting/situation upon
approval by the associate director and/or director. Criteria are included in the
clinical evaluation tool used in the nursing programs. Exit from the Nursing Programs
may occur per faculty and administration recommendation.
 IPN: The Intervention Project for Nurses is open to nursing students who are drug
and/or alcohol dependent or have mental health problems. IPN is the recovery
resource for Florida nurses. IPN was established in 1984 through legislative action to
ensure public health and safety through a program that provides close monitoring of
nurses who are unsafe to practice due to impairment as a result of misuse or abuse of
alcohol or drugs, or both, or due to a mental or physical condition which could affect
the licensee’s ability to practice with skill and safety.
 If you are interested in additional information on Florida’s impaired practitioner
program for nurses, contact:
Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN)
Linda Smith, ARNP, MN, M.Div, CAP, Executive Director
P.O. Box 49130
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240
Toll Free: (800) 840-2720
Telephone number (904) 270-1620
FAX (904) 270-1633
E-Mail: apark@ipnfl.org
FBON website for IPN information
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THREAT TO HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF A PATIENT/CLIENT
Any student, who poses an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of a patient/client
and/or is involved with patient/client endangerment or harm, may be suspended and/or exited
from a clinical setting/situation.
RN to BSN Program:
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
These policies are presented so students will understand fully the rules governing their progress
through the nursing program. Non-adherence to these policies may result in failure in a course
and/or being exited from the program.
1. Nursing students must follow the appropriate nursing programs’ semester calendar, which
may differ from the SF college wide calendar. During a natural disaster, nursing students
should follow the college’s posted and/or announced schedule. Students are encouraged
to sign up with SF cell phone notification system:
http://www.sfcollege.edu/pd/index.php?section=emergency_notifications
 If you are in SF class or labs, and there is a critical incident, i.e., natural
disaster, follow administration’s directions announced in your class, and
proceed accordingly. If at a clinical site doing a clinical rotation, follow
faculty directions or the prepared plan of the hospital/agency. Your
responsibility as a nurse is to provide care for your assigned patients, even
during extreme emergencies.
 Contact your immediate faculty should you believe that your particular
situation warrants an exception to this directive; together you can develop a
plan that satisfies both the educational objectives, standards of the
profession and the immediate concerns you have. You are encouraged to
think about, develop alternative plans and make arrangements for any
personal responsibilities you may have.
2. It is the student's responsibility to get all assignments and announcements made by the
faculty and this includes checking Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) daily.
3. Please note sessions and time and class requirements may be adjusted accordingly for
resources, accreditation, and/or educational standards.
4. Attendance is expected by way of participation in online course discussions on a weekly
basis. Students are expected to actively and substantively participate in the discussions
through-out the work week. Participation will be measured through dates posted in the
discussion. Participation requirements are outlined in the discussion board grading rubric.
Newly enrolled students are required to attend an online orientation.
5. CCNE accreditation requires that BSN programs provide students with practice experience
or clinical hours. Through on-campus in-direct practice experience workshops and
community-based activities SF College BSN students fulfil this requirement. The following
courses require on-campus attendance:
 NUR3065C- labs as part of Advanced Health Assessment 12 hours, which will
be scheduled over 1 ½ days
 NUR4636C - 45 hours of combined indirect/direct practice experience
 NUR4684C -45 hours of combined indirect/direct practice experience
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
Clinical assignment/ hours:
1. Students must complete 90 hours of clinical hours prior to graduation
2. Clinical hours can be either direct or indirect practice experience
3. Students are required to complete 45 hours of clinical practice in Community Health
(NUR4636C) and 45 hours of clinical practice in Population-based Health (NUR4684C)
4. The 2 on-campus days provide 8 hours each of indirect practice experience (community
health 8 hours and population-based 8 hours)
5. The community-based associated assignments for the 2 on-campus assignments provide an
additional 16 hours each of direct practice experience (community health 16 hours and
population based 16 hours). These assignments include a community assessment and
development of a population-based health promotion intervention
6. The final 21 hours for each course (total 42 hours) will be completed by the students through
self-directed community-based experiences. The student will be responsible for making
arrangements for all clinical experiences and submitting the required documentation.
7. Additional Iinformation regarding self-directed community–based experiences is provided in
the course specific syllabus.
GRADING POLICIES (classroom, lab, and clinical)
1. The student is held responsible for learning material presented in all classes.
2. Students must satisfactorily meet all lab requirements to earn the satisfactory credit required
in the Advanced Health Assessment Course.
3. Assignments and papers must be submitted to the faculty member no later than 12:00
midnight Eastern Standard Time on the date specified on the course schedule. Ten points will
be deducted from the assignment's final grade for each day that it is late. Discussion posts
will not be accepted past the assigned work week.
4. If a student has a personal or family emergency that prevents submission of an assignment
on the due date, the student should make a written request for an alternate submission date
from the course faculty member. This request MUST be made and approved by faculty
member PRIOR to the due date noted in the course schedule for submission. If the request is
not made to the faculty prior to the due date, the assignment will earn a zero grade.
5. All written assignments are to be submitted in APA format. Only APA formatted, evidencebased research articles will be accepted as resources for discussion boards or for papers.
6. Student must earn a minimum of a 77% average in order to receive credit for a course. The
grading scale is as follows:
A = 92 - 100
B+ = 88 - 91
B = 84 - 87
C+ = 81 - 83
C = 77 - 80
D+ = 74 - 76
D = 70 - 73
F = Below 70
Please note: Due to the rounding method used by the current LMS (Canvas), the official final
course grade will be entered into eSantaFe. The final course grade will not be available in
the current LMS (Canvas). This applies to your current course and all upcoming courses.
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Example: Criteria for rounding final grade: 0.5 and higher is rounded up, 0.49 and below is
rounded down. (i.e. 76.5% =77% and 76.4%=76%). Individual test/assignment grades are not
rounded. Only the final grade is rounded.
ASN & ASN Bridge Program:
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
These policies are presented so students will understand fully the rules governing their progress
through the nursing program. Non-adherence to these policies may result in failure in a course
and/or being exited from the program.
1. Nursing students must follow the appropriate nursing programs’ semester calendar, which
may differ from the SF college wide calendar. During a natural disaster, nursing students
should follow the college’s posted and/or announced schedule. Students are
encouraged to sign up with SF cell phone notification system:
http://www.sfcollege.edu/pd/index.php?section=emergency_notifications
 If you are in SF class or labs, and there is a critical incident, i.e., natural
disaster, follow administration’s directions announced in your class, and
proceed accordingly. If at a clinical site doing a clinical rotation, follow
faculty directions or the prepared plan of the hospital/agency. You are
responsible as a nurse is to provide care for your assigned patients, even
during extreme emergencies.
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Contact your immediate faculty should you believe that your particular
situation warrants an exception to this directive; together you can develop a
plan that satisfies both the educational objectives, standards of the
profession and the immediate concerns you have. You are encouraged to
think about, develop alternative plans and make arrangements for any
personal responsibilities you may have.
2. It is the student's responsibility to get all assignments and announcements made by the
faculty and this includes checking Canvas, the learning management system (LMS)
daily.
3. Please note sessions and time and class requirements may be adjusted accordingly for
resources, accreditation, and/or educational standards.
4. Attendance in class is expected.
5. Attendance is required in all assigned Nursing Simulated Lab (NSL) experiences. If a
student is absent from a scheduled Nursing Simulated lab, he/she must notify the faculty or
the Nursing Simulated lab staff prior to the scheduled lab start time. The student must obtain
the name of the person to whom they reported their absence.
 Absences must be made up by the last scheduled open nursing simulated lab.
 If a student does not notify the faculty prior to the absence (unexcused
absence), they will be required to make up the missed time and complete an
additional 1 hour of practice.
 Students that fail to make up their mandatory lab classes, may be exited from the
Nursing Programs
6. Students are required to attend all clinical experiences.
 Students 1-29 minutes late to clinical will get a “U” or receive not met for the
clinical day. If 30 minutes or more late to clinical, students will be sent home
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and this will be considered a clinical absence.
When a student is unprepared for a clinical experience and is not allowed to
participate in patient care, this is considered an absence.
If a student is absent from clinical, he/she must notify the faculty and the
clinical area prior to the scheduled time. The student must obtain the name
of the person to whom they reported their absence.
One clinical absence is permitted per course. Two or more absences will result
in the need to repeat the course. See returning student policies. See clinical
make up (#7) below for specifics.
7. Clinical make up.
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Clinical is composed of clinical activity in agency settings and clinical
simulation in the Nursing Simulated Lab at Santa Fe College (SFC).
Clinical simulation often precedes the clinical activity in the agency settings
as simulations provide needed content for clinical activity with live subjects.
All students (including returning students) must attend the clinical simulation
that may be scheduled prior to their clinical in the agency. If you miss your
clinical simulation, moving to another is based on the availability of another
scheduled clinical simulation and the number of students in the clinical
settings in the agencies. The agencies have set a finite number of students in
the specialty areas. If there is no clinical agency space, the student will have
to exit and return at the next offering of the course based on space available.
The first day missed (due to extenuating circumstances, e.g. death in family,
documented illness by a healthcare provider, etc.) will need documentation
submitted to the ASN Facilitator, and this day will be made up during the
clinical makeup evening scheduled during finals’ week. This includes any
missed routinely scheduled weekend clinical in the agencies.
If a second clinical day is missed, documentation needs to be provided as
indicated above to the ASN Facilitator. The nursing management team will
make the decision on student progression.
In a ten day clinical [more than two days (20%) of missed clinical] and in an
eight day clinical [more than two days (25%)] will require exiting the course
and returning at the next offering (space available) regardless of the
circumstances. Any part of a third day clinical day missed and/or more days
and the student will have to exit the course and return at the next offering
(space available).
In a 24 hour clinical specialty, if any one day is missed of the clinical time
(33%), the student will be required to go to clinical make up as scheduled
during finals’ week. Any part of a second day clinical day missed and/or
more days and the student will have to exit the course and return at the next
offering (space available).
In the NUR 2140C Pharmacology, there is a mandatory make up (limited
space available) for a missed clinical simulation.
If the clinical faculty is ill, the students will not be held liable for missing clinical
time and all efforts will be made to arrange for makeup of the clinical time.
No medications will be administered by any SFC nursing student during make
up clinical evenings
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. Clinical assignment:
The time, date, and place of each clinical assignment will be determined by the program
and published on the Learning Management System (LMS). Students may not attend
additional clinical experiences without prior approval of the associate director. Due to
limited clinical sites, requests are not entertained. A student may never represent themselves
as a SF nursing student in a non-assigned clinical experience. Failure to follow these
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guidelines may result in dismissal from the program.
1. Clinical hours: Will vary based upon the clinical situation; occurring anytime from Monday
through Sunday. Clinical times are subject to change related to institutional needs and
clinical situation. Students' clinical rotations may be days or evenings. Due to the
extensiveness of the various agencies' orientations and having to comply with these
orientations up to a semester in advance, request for specific clinical rotations and units
may not be entertained. While some students and faculty will remain in the same agency,
unit and shift for two or more mini-mesters in a row, students and faculty's clinical rotations
are based on availability of faculty and clinical units; thus clinical units and/or faculty may
change from mini-mester to mini-mester.
2. A student is expected to:
 Report on time to assigned unit in appropriate dress.
 Check posting assignment and be prepared for appropriate nursing care on arrival to
unit.
 Utilize proper channels of receiving report on your patients.
 Be responsible for taking assignment from and checking new orders on the chart before
beginning care on your patients.
 Be responsible for charting on all assigned patients in collaboration with primary care
nurse, preceptor, or faculty, as instructed.
 Be aware of assigned patient’s status at all times.
 Utilize proper channels of reporting changes in patient’s status.
 Be directly and personally responsible for reporting off to your primary care nurse or next
shift before leaving the unit.
 Have reviewed and practiced skills from each prior semester through the current
semester. Nursing knowledge is based on accumulation of knowledge throughout the
Nursing Programs from one semester to the next semester.
 Be responsible for learning material presented in all classes and be able to utilize this
information in the clinical area. Inability to do so may result in an unsatisfactory
evaluation for that day's clinical experience.
 Refrain from imbibing in alcohol beverages in nursing student uniform and/or posting
such pictures into social media while in nursing student uniform.
3. Clinical evaluation:
 Will be based upon your ability to meet the course and clinical objectives.
 Is found in the LMS.
 Requirements need to be reviewed by students before each clinical rotation.
 The student is responsible for submitting the clinical evaluation per faculty direction.
 Students are expected to actively seek out faculty for conferences. Individual
conferences will be scheduled as the need arises and may be initiated by either the
student or the faculty.
4. The clinical faculty may reserve the right to require that the student obtain permission from
the faculty prior to the staff R.N. observing a particular skill.
5. No medication is to be administered without the faculty or the faculty having authorized the
RN staff observing the student using identifiers at the bedside.
6. Clinical simulation is considered clinical and students must follow clinical guidelines.
GRADING POLICIES (classroom, lab, and clinical)
1. The student is held responsible for learning material presented in all classes and being able to
utilize this information in the clinical area.
2. Reading assignments for class are expected to be done prior to class time.
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3. Students must satisfactorily meet all lab requirements to earn the satisfactory credit required in
various courses.
4. The clinical grade is based on demonstrated competence in the clinical area evaluated by
clinical faculty. Elements of evaluation include clinical objectives, assignments, performance
standards and attendance. The grade is either satisfactory (met) or unsatisfactory (not met).
Unsatisfactory clinical evaluation results in failure of the course. Unsatisfactory would be if the
student did not meet the guidelines of the student learning outcomes (SLOs) on the clinical
evaluation tool. Unsafe would be if the student not only did not meet the guidelines of the
SLOs, but additionally performed an activity or behavior or action that could harm the
patient, if the student had not been stopped prior to this activity/behavior/action. The
activity or behavior or action that was unsafe, would be expected by any other nursing
student in that semester to be performed safely as a standard of care.
5. APA format will be required for selected papers/assignments in each Nursing course.
http://www.apastyle.org/
http://www.sfcollege.edu/library/index.php?section=citations/apa
6. If any assignment is late, without prior faculty contact for an excused lateness, 5 points will be
deducted per day (for a maximum of 5 days). After 5 days, a zero will be given. Any
mandatory assignment must be completed in order to pass the course.
7. Exams:
a. Evaluations and quizzes may be offered in different modalities. No one will be
allowed to retake a scheduled exam. It is expected that students will take the exam
on the day scheduled. Prior notification to the faculty is required. If there is a
problem (i.e., death in family, illness severe enough to have doctor’s excuse), a
different exam will be given at a specific time and place within one week of the date
originally scheduled. If arrangements to take a missed exam are not made within one
week following this scheduled exam, a score of “0” will be given for that exam.
b. Any absence from an exam may result in an 8 point deduction from that specific
exam. If a student is absent from an exam, he or she must present written
documentation to the course facilitator explaining the absence. Students are
allowed to miss one excused (see above) exam per course. If students miss more
than one exam in a course, 8 points will be deducted from each additional missed
exam, regardless of the reason for the missed exam.
c. Name tags are to be worn during all exams.
d. All finals will be taken as scheduled. Please do not plan any type of trip, event, etc
until after the final exam as posted on your course calendar(s).
e. Once the test begins (the distribution of the computer password) no other student(s)
will be able to enter the testing area and will be considered absent.
f.
Testing Center (TC) Rules for test taking:
 Wait under the covered area outside of Building N, not in the waiting area outside
the TC door. There are offices near the TC requiring a quiet atmosphere.
 All personal belongings are to be placed away from the testing area. Personal
belongings include and are not limited to PDAs, taping devices, pagers, cell
phones, or any other type of electronic devices, books, writing devices, and
calculators.
 No food or drinks at the computers.
 Accessing any exams outside of the test/review times will be considered
Academic Dishonesty.
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If it is required that students stay for the entire exam timeframe in the TC, they
may bring a non-nursing book/magazine to read after their test has been
submitted (Placed on top of computer tower). No talking, writing, or using the
computer/electronic device is allowed.
8. Exam reviews will be offered to students who receive an exam grade of 78% or less. The
review of an exam (78% or lower) must be completed prior to the next scheduled exam. Final
exams are never reviewed.
9. Students must have a 77% average in order to receive credit for the course. Grading scale is
as follows:
A = 92-100
C = 77-80
B+ = 88-91
D+ = 74-76
B = 84-87
D = 70-73
C+ = 81-83
F = Below 70
Please note: Due to the rounding method used by the current LMS (Canvas), the official final
course grade will be entered into eSantaFe. The final course grade will not be available in
the current LMS (Canvas). This applies to your current course and all upcoming courses.
Example: Criteria for rounding final grade: 0.5 and higher is rounded up, 0.49 and below is
rounded down. (i.e. 76.5% =77% and 76.4%=76%). Individual test/assignment grades are not
rounded. Only the final grade is rounded.
10. Clinical evaluations are found in each LMS course. Students must demonstrate satisfactory
clinical performance or meets all criteria to receive credit for the course. If a student receives
“not met” for one or more of the criteria on their clinical evaluation tool (up until the second
to last week of clinical) they will be required to convert the “not met” status to a “met” status.
If this is not accomplished the student will fail the course. If the student receives “not met” for
one or more of the criteria during their final week of clinical, the faculty and associate
director will review the infringement and determine whether the student will be allowed to
continue.
11. If there are multiple content areas that include theory, lab, and clinical, the student must earn
a 77% or higher theory grade in each individual content area and must also earn a
satisfactory in each lab and clinical content area. If the student is passing theory but fails
Nursing Simulated Lab and/or clinical, the student will earn a grade of D+. If the student is
failing theory and failing Nursing Simulated Lab and/or clinical, the student will earn a grade
of D.
12. Clinical paperwork:
a) Clinical paperwork/assignments are due to your clinical faculty, via the LMS only, by
9am on the following days:
a. If your last day of clinical is:
i. Thursday due Monday at 9am.
ii. Friday due Tuesday at 9am.
iii. Saturday due Wednesday at 9am.
iv. Sunday due Thursday at 9am.
b. Student must notify faculty if they are unable to meet the due dates prior to
the due date.
c. Failure to meet these criteria (passing paperwork) will result in unsatisfactory in
clinical paperwork and will result in clinical failure.
d. Students may appeal to the faculty for unforeseen (illnesses and crises)
circumstances and will be required to provide documentation.
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PN Program:
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
These policies are presented so students will understand fully the rules governing their progress
through the nursing program. Non-adherence to these policies may result in failure in a course
and/or being exited from the program.
1. Nursing students must follow the appropriate nursing programs’ semester calendar which
may differ from the SF college wide calendar. During a natural disaster, nursing students
should follow the college’s posted and/or announced schedule. Students are encouraged
to sign up with SF cell phone notification system:
http://www.sfcollege.edu/pd/index.php?section=emergency_notifications
 If you are in SF class or labs, and there is a critical incident, e.g., natural
disaster, follow administration’s directions announced in your class, and
proceed accordingly. If at a clinical site doing a clinical rotation, follow
faculty directions or the prepared plan of the hospital/agency. Your
responsibility as a nurse is to provide care for your assigned patients, even
during extreme emergencies.
 Contact your immediate faculty should you believe that your particular
situation warrants an exception to this directive; together you can develop a
plan that satisfies both the educational objectives, standards of the
profession and the immediate concerns you have. You are encouraged to
think about, develop alternative plans and make arrangements for any
personal responsibilities you may have.
2. It is the student's responsibility to get all assignments and announcements made by the
faculty and this includes checking Canvas, the learning management system (LMS), daily.
3. Please note sessions and time and class requirements may be adjusted accordingly for
resources and/or educational standards.
4. Attendance in class is expected and is part of each course grade.
Attendance is required in all assigned Nursing Simulated Lab experiences. If a student is
absent from a scheduled Nursing Simulated lab, he/she must notify the faculty or the Nursing
Simulated lab staff prior to the scheduled lab start time. The student must obtain the name
of the person to whom they reported their absence.
 Absences must be made up by the last scheduled open nursing simulated lab.
 If a student does not notify the faculty prior to the absence (unexcused
absence), they will be required to make up the missed time and complete an
additional 1 hour of practice.
 Students that fail to make up their mandatory lab classes, may be exited from the
Nursing Programs
5. Students are required to attend all clinical experiences:
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6.
Students 1-29 minutes late to clinical will get a “U” for the clinical day. If 30
minutes or more late to clinical, students will be sent home and this will be
considered a clinical absence.
If a student is absent from clinical, he/she must notify the faculty and the
clinical area prior to the scheduled clinical start time. The student must obtain
the name of the person to whom they reported their absence.
Clinical Make-up:

The first day of missed clinical (due to extenuating circumstances, e.g. death
in family, documented illness by a healthcare provider, etc.) will need
documentation submitted to the PN Facilitator, and this day will be made up
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in the Nusing Simulated Lab (NSL). This includes any missed routinely
scheduled weekend clinical in the agencies.
If a second clinical day is missed, documentation needs to be provided as
indicated above to the PN Facilitator. The nursing management team will
make the decision on student progression.
If the clinical faculty is ill, the students will not be held liable for missing clinical
time and all efforts will be made to arrange for makeup of the clinical time.
No medications will be administered by any SFC nursing student during make
up clinical.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. Clinical assignment:
The time, date, and place of each clinical assignment will be determined by the program
and published on the Learning Management System (LMS). Students may not attend
additional clinical experiences without prior approval of the associate director. A student
may never represent themselves as a SF nursing student in a non-assigned clinical
experience. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in dismissal from the program.
2. Clinical hours: Will vary based upon the clinical situation; occurring anytime from Monday
through Sunday. Clinical times are subject to change related to institutional needs and
clinical situation. Students' clinical rotations may be days or evenings. Due to the
extensiveness of the various agencies' orientations and having to comply with these
orientations up to a semester in advance, request for specific clinical rotations and units
may not be entertained. While some students and faculty will remain in the same agency,
unit and shift for two or more semesters in a row, students and faculty's clinical rotations are
based on availability of faculty and clinical units.
3. A student is expected to:
 Report on time to assigned unit in appropriate dress.
 Check posting assignment and be prepared for appropriate nursing care on arrival to
unit.
 Utilize proper channels of receiving report on your patients.
 Be responsible for taking assignment from and checking new orders on the chart before
beginning care on your patients.
 Be responsible for charting on all assigned patients in collaboration with
primary care nurse, preceptor, or faculty, as instructed.
 Be aware of assigned patient’s status at all times.
 Utilize proper channels of reporting changes in patient’s status.
 Be directly and personally responsible for reporting off to your primary care nurse or next
shift before leaving the unit.
 Have reviewed and practiced skills from each prior semester through the current
semester. Nursing knowledge is based on accumulation of knowledge throughout the
Nursing Programs from one semester to the next semester.
 Be responsible for learning material presented in all classes and being able to utilize this
information in the clinical area. Inability to do so may result in an unsatisfactory
evaluation for that day's clinical experience.
 Refrain from imbibing in alcohol beverages in nursing student uniform and/or posting
such pictures into social media while in nursing student uniform.
4. Clinical evaluation:
 Will be based upon your ability to meet the course and clinical objectives.
 Is found in each LMS course.
 Requirements need to be reviewed by students before each clinical rotation.
 The student is responsible for submitting the clinical evaluation per faculty direction. This
must be signed and returned by the final exam or the student will receive an
“Incomplete“(I) for the course.
 Students are expected to actively seek out faculty for conferences. Individual
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conferences will be scheduled as the need arises and may be initiated by either the
student or the faculty.
5. The clinical faculty may reserve the right to require that the student obtain permission from
the faculty prior to the staff R.N. observing a particular skill.
6. Practical Nursing Program requires that students administer medications ONLY with faculty.
7. Clinical simulation is considered clinical and students must follow clinical guidelines.
GRADING POLICIES (classroom, lab, and clinical)
1. The student is held responsible for learning material presented in all classes and being able to
utilize this information in the clinical area.
2. Reading assignments for class are expected to be done prior to class time.
3. Students must satisfactorily meet all lab requirements to earn the satisfactory credit required
in the course in which the labs occur.
4. The clinical grade is based on demonstrated competence in the clinical area evaluated by
clinical faculty. Elements of evaluation include clinical objectives, assignments, performance
standards and attendance. The grade is either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Unsatisfactory
clinical evaluation results in failure of the course. Unsatisfactory would be if the student did
not meet the guidelines of the student learning outcomes (SLOs) on the clinical evaluation
tool. Unsafe would be if the student not only did not meet the guidelines of the SLOs, but
additionally performed an activity or behavior or action that could harm the patient, if the
student had not been stopped prior to this activity/behavior/action. The activity or behavior
or action that was unsafe, would be expected by any other nursing student in that semester
to be performed safely as a standard of care.
5. APA format will be required for selected papers/assignments in each Nursing Process.
http://www.apastyle.org/
http://www.sfcollege.edu/library/index.php?section=citations/apa
6. If any assignment is late, without prior faculty contact for an excused lateness, 5 points will
be deducted per day (for a maximum of 5 days). After 5 days, a zero will be given. Any
mandatory assignment must be completed in order to pass the course.
7. Exams:
a. Evaluations and quizzes may be offered in different modalities. No one will be
allowed to retake a scheduled exam. It is expected that students will take the exam
on the day scheduled. Prior notification to the faculty is required. If there is a
problem (i.e., death in family, illness severe enough to have doctor’s excuse), a
different exam will be given at a specific time and place within one week of the date
originally scheduled. If arrangements to take a missed exam are not made within one
week following this scheduled exam, a score of “0” will be given for that exam.
b. Any absence from an exam may result in an 8 point deduction from that specific
exam. If a student is absent from an exam, he or she must present written
documentation to the course facilitator explaining the absence. Students are
allowed to miss one excused (see above) exam per course. If students miss more
than one exam in a course, 8 points will be deducted from each additional missed
exam, regardless of the reason for the missed exam.
c. Nametags are to be worn during all exams.
d.
All finals will be taken as scheduled. Please do not plan any type of trip, etc until
after the final exam as posted on your course calendar(s).
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8. Once the test begins (the distribution of the computer password) no student will be able to
enter the classroom and will be considered absent.
9. Testing Center (TC) Rules for test taking:
 Wait under the covered area next to Building N, not in the waiting area outside
the TC door. There are offices near the TC requiring a quiet atmosphere.
 All personal belongings are to be placed away from the testing area. Personal
belongings include and are not limited to PDAs, taping devices, pagers, cell
phones, or any other type of electronic devices, books, writing devices, and
calculators.
 No food or drinks at the computers
 Accessing any exams outside of the test/review times will be considered
Academic Dishonesty.
 If it is required that students stay for the entire exam timeframe in the TC, they
may bring a non-nursing book/magazine to read after their test has been
submitted (Placed on top of computer tower). No talking, writing, or using the
computer/electronic device is allowed.
10. Exam reviews will be offered to students who receive an exam grade of 78% or less. The
review of an exam (78% or lower) must be completed prior to the next scheduled exam.
Final exams are never reviewed.
11. Students must have a 77% average in order to receive credit for the course. Grading scale is
as follows:
A = 92-100
C = 77-80
B+ = 88-91
D+ = 74-76
B = 84-87
D = 70-73
C+ = 81-83
F = Below 70
Please note: Due to the rounding method used by the current LMS (Canvas), the official final
course grade will be entered into eSantaFe. The final course grade will not be available in
the current LMS (Canvas). This applies to your current course and all upcoming courses.
Example: Criteria for rounding final grade: 0.5 and higher is rounded up, 0.49 and below is
rounded down. (i.e. 76.5% =77% and 76.4%=76%). Individual test/assignment grades are not
rounded. Only the final grade is rounded.
12. Math/Drug Calculation Test: Students must pass a written test on drug calculations with the
following grade in order to receive credit for that particular course. Students may use a
simple calculator approved by faculty in all processes.
PN NP 1: 85%
PN NP 2: 90%
PN NP 3: 95%
13. Clinical evaluations are found in each LMS course. Students must demonstrate satisfactory
clinical performance to receive credit for the course.
14. Paperwork, Assignments:
All paperwork and assignments must be received by faculty and graded as passing
and/or satisfactory for the student to sit for the last exams of the semester. No
paperwork will be accepted during the last week before the final/last exam.
15. Clinical paperwork:
b) Clinical paperwork/assignments are due to your clinical faculty, via the LMS only, by
9am on the following days:
a. If your last day of clinical is:
i. Thursday due Monday at 9am.
ii. Friday due Tuesday at 9am.
iii. Saturday due Wednesday at 9am.
iv. Sunday due Thursday at 9am.
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NA Program:
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
These policies are presented so students will understand fully the rules governing their progress
through the nursing program. Non-adherence to these policies may result in failure in a course
and/or being exited from the program.
1. Nursing students must follow the appropriate nursing programs’ semester calendar, which
may differ from the SF college wide calendar. During a natural disaster, nursing students
should follow the college’s posted and/or announced schedule. Students are
encouraged to sign up with SF cell phone notification system:
http://www.sfcollege.edu/pd/index.php?section=emergency_notifications
 If you are in SF class or labs, and there is a critical incident, i.e., natural
disaster, follow administration’s directions announced in your class, and
proceed accordingly. If at a clinical site doing a clinical rotation, follow
faculty directions or the prepared plan of the hospital/agency. Your
responsibility as a nurse is to provide care for your assigned patients, even
during extreme emergencies.
 Contact your immediate faculty should you believe that your particular
situation warrants an exception to this directive; together you can develop a
plan that satisfies both the educational objectives, standards of the
profession and the immediate concerns you have. You are encouraged to
think about, develop alternative plans and make arrangements for any
personal responsibilities you may have.
2. It is the student's responsibility to get all assignments and announcements made by the
faculty and this includes checking Canvas, the learning management system (LMS)
daily.
3. Please note sessions and time and class requirements may be adjusted accordingly for
resources and/or educational standards.
4. Attendance is required in all assigned Nursing Simulated Lab experiences. If a student is
absent from a scheduled Nursing Simulated lab, he/she must notify the faculty or the
Nursing Simulated lab staff prior to the scheduled lab start time. The student must obtain
the name of the person to whom they reported their absence.
 Absences must be made up by the last scheduled open nursing simulated lab.
 If a student does not notify the faculty prior to the absence (unexcused
absence), they will be required to make up the missed time and complete an
additional 1 hour of practice.
 Students that fail to make up their mandatory lab classes, may be exited from the
Nursing Programs
5. Students are required to attend all clinical experiences.



Students 1-29 minutes late to clinical will get a “U” for the clinical day. If 30
minutes or more late to clinical, students will be sent home and this will be
considered a clinical absence.
When a student is unprepared for a clinical experience and is not allowed to
participate in patient care, this is considered an absence.
If a student is absent from clinical, he/she must notify the faculty and the
clinical area prior to the scheduled time. The student must obtain the name
of the person to whom they reported their absence.
6. The NA Program is a 165-hour program. Classroom attendance is expected and is part of
the course grade. One clinical absence is permitted per course. Clinical make-up will be
assigned in the Nursing Simulated Lab (NSL). Two or more absences will result in the need
to repeat the course. See returning student policies.
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. Clinical assignment:
The time, date, and place of each clinical assignment will be determined by the program
and published on the Learning Management System (LMS). Students may not attend
additional clinical experiences without prior approval of the Associate Director. A student
may never represent themselves as a SF nursing student in a non-assigned clinical
experience. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in dismissal from the program.
2. Clinical hours:
Will vary based upon the clinical situation; occurring anytime from Monday through Sunday.
Clinical times are subject to change related to institutional needs and clinical situation.
Students' clinical rotations may be days or evenings.
3. Clinical performance and understanding of theory is evaluated daily using criteria detailed
on an evaluation tool. Any areas needing improvement will be noted and brought to your
attention, prior to the next clinical assignment.
4. An unsatisfactory overall clinical evaluation, as evaluated by your professor, will result in
failure of the course.
GRADING POLICIES (classroom, lab, and clinical)
1. The student is held responsible for learning material presented in all classes and being able to
utilize this information in the clinical area.
2. Reading assignments for class are expected to be done prior to class time.
3. If any assignment is late, without prior faculty contact for an excused lateness, 5 points will
be deducted per day (for a maximum of 5 days). After 5 days, a zero will be given for that
assignment. Any mandatory assignment must be completed in order to pass the course.
4. Students must satisfactorily meet all lab requirements to earn the satisfactory credit required
in the course (mastery per program guidelines).
5. The clinical grade is based on demonstrated competence in the clinical area evaluated by
clinical faculty. Elements of evaluation include clinical objectives, assignments, performance
standards and attendance. The grade is either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Unsatisfactory
clinical evaluation results in failure of the course. Unsatisfactory would be if the student did
not meet the guidelines of the student learning outcomes (SLOs) on the clinical evaluation
tool. Unsafe would be if the student not only did not meet the guidelines of the SLOs, but
additionally performed an activity or behavior or action that could harm the patient, if the
student had not been stopped prior to this activity/behavior/action. The activity or behavior
or action that was unsafe, would be expected by any other nursing student in that semester
to be performed safely as a standard of care.
6. Students must have a 77% average in order to receive credit for the course. Grading scale is
as follows:
A = 92-100
C = 77-80
B+ = 88-91
D+ = 74-76
B = 84-87
D = 70-73
C+ = 81-83
F = Below 70
Please note: Due to the rounding method used by the current LMS (Canvas), the official final
course grade will be entered into eSantaFe. The final course grade will not be available in
the current LMS (Canvas). This applies to your current course and all upcoming courses.
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Example: Criteria for rounding final grade: 0.5 and higher is rounded up, 0.49 and below is
rounded down. (i.e. 76.5% =77% and 76.4%=76%). Individual test/assignment grades are not
rounded. The final grade is rounded.
7. Any absence from an exam may result in an 8 point deduction from that specific exam. If a
student is absent from an exam, he or she must present written documentation to the course
facilitator explaining the absence. Students are allowed to miss one excused (see above)
exam per course. If students miss more than one exam in a course, 8 points will be deducted
from each additional missed exam, regardless of the reason for the missed exam.
8. All finals will be taken as scheduled. Please do not plan any type of trip, etc until after the
final exam as posted on your course calendar(s).
WITHDRAWAL, PLANNING, REPETITION, RETURNING STUDENT
SELECTION CRITERIA AND TRANSFER
RN to BSN students only:
Withdrawal:
A student who withdraws from the program may return beginning in the course sequence
from which they left based on space available. According to SFC policy, starting fall term
1997, Florida law requires that any college credit course that has been repeated and taken
for the third time should be regarded as the final attempt. The student withdrawing must call,
within 48 hrs, the associate director for a planning/return meeting. The student must attend a
planning meeting with the associate director in order to be considered for reapplying or
returning to the nursing program.
Exit:
If a student is exited from the program for academic and/or clinical failure, disciplinary
reasons, or for any other reason, the student must call, within 24 hrs of the event. The
associate director will set up a meeting for counseling and review of the planning form. The
student must attend a planning meeting with the associate director in order to be considered
for reapplying or returning to the nursing program.
Returning Students:
The student may reenter the appropriate nursing course no more than one year from their
most recent exit. If expected reentry is more than one academic year from the previous exit,
the student must reapply to the SF College Nursing Programs as a NEW PREVIOUS PROGRAM
STUDENT.
Transfer:
Nursing program policy, as noted below, with the following exceptions:
1. ASN degree must be from an ACEN (formerly NLNAC) accredited institution.
2. BSN transfer courses are not accepted.
ASN, ASN Bridge & PN:

SF College withdrawal guidelines and procedures can be found at
http://www.sfcollege.edu/records/index.php?section=course_withdraw

If the student fails to comply with the withdrawal procedures, the student must
reapply as a NEW STUDENT through regular admission procedures.
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Readmission as a returning student:
A student admitted into an SFC Nursing Program who withdraws or, for any reason, does not
complete the requirements for a required course, may be considered for readmission as a
returning student under the following guidelines: Admission is based on space available and
is not guaranteed!
Withdrawal:
 A student that is withdrawing from the Nursing Programs (ASN, PN, NA) must meet with
the associate director for a planning meeting.

A student who withdraws from the program may return to the course they dropped
when the course is next offered based on space availability.

It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw themselves from the course.
Exit:

A student must attend a planning interview with the associate director when exiting
from a course. The student that is unsuccessful in the course is responsible to call,
within 24 hrs, the associate director to schedule a planning appointment. A detailed
letter with instructions and requirements will be discussed and provided at this
meeting.

If space limitations do not allow a student to be readmitted to the process previously
exited, they may apply to the Nursing Program the following admission cycle as a
previous program student.

A student may be readmitted to the Nursing Programs as a returning student no more
than two times. Example, admitted to the NUR XXXX, withdraws (first admission) and
re-enters NUR XXXX (1st re-admission), fails and re-enters NUR XXXX (2nd readmission). The student has had two readmissions, may not be re-admitted – see next
policy.

In accordance with the above policy and the Florida law (1997), the Florida law
requires that any college credit course that has been repeated and taken for
the third time should be regarded as the final attempt. Thus students that are
unsuccessful in their third attempt at passing a course will not be able to return to
the Nursing Program.

The student may reenter the appropriate nursing course no more than one year from
their most recent exit. If expected reentry is more than one academic year from the
previous exit, the student must reapply to the SF College Nursing Programs as a NEW
PREVIOUS PROGRAM STUDENT and, if accepted, must begin the course of study from
the beginning.
Transfer Students:
There will be a hold on Transfer Students for Academic Years 2015-16.
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS
We are interested in you and your educational goals and encourage you to communicate your
needs and concerns as a SF College nursing student. SF College and the Nursing Programs'
policies are in place to assist you in your educational endeavor. It is essential to utilize the
communication process at the most immediate level. Continue the communication process, as
needed, through the organizational chart.
All faculty have Santa Fe College e-mail, phone mail on their office phones and have posted
office hours. Phone numbers for faculty are listed in each online syllabus.
The director of the nursing programs is the direct administrator of the nursing programs.
Administration is committed to the students and to the educational process. If you feel your situation
warrants Dr. Ellis’ attention, she is available. Appointments can be made by contacting her
administrative assistant via e-mail at karen.knott@sfcollege.edu or by calling 395-5731.
Please note the following schematics:
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SF College Nursing Programs
Organizational Structure
Dr. Sasser
Santa Fe College President
Dr. Bonahue
Santa Fe College Provost
Dr. Long
Associate Vice President of Academic
Affairs for Health Sciences
Dr. Ellis
Director,
Nursing Programs
Ms. Hurst
Program
Support
Specialist
Ms. Biondi
Educational
Support
Specialist
Work Study
Student
Ms. Knott
Administrative
Assistant
Dr. Crain
Associate Director,
Nursing Programs
Facilitators:
Professor Aylward – Fall Clinical
Professor Brenda Berryhill – Spring/Summer Clincal
Dr. Goodman – RN to BSN Program
Professor Milner – Lab, NA & PN Programs
Professor McBride – ASN Program
Dr. Revak-Lutz – All programs-Accreditation/Testing/Web Master
Adjunct
Faculty
Full-Time
Faculty
Nursing
Students
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Health Sciences Administration
Ms. Siekers
Executive Assistant
Ms. King
Program Support
Specialist
Ms. Knott
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Anderson
Dr. Long
Associate Vice President of
Academic Affairs for Health
Sciences
Ms. Lucas
Director
Health Sciences
Counseling
Teaching Learning Center
& TEAM Health Science
Dr. Ellis
Director
Nursing Programs
Dr. Caballero
Department Chair
Sciences for Health
Programs
Professor Autrey
Director
Dental Programs
Professor Stephan
Director
Respiratory Care and
Surgical Technology
Professor Whitcraft
Director
Radiologic Technology,
Cardiovascular
Technology, Diagnostic
Medical Sonography,
and Computed
Tomography Programs
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Deutsch
Program Assistant
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University of Florida
Ms. Puckett
Office Assistant
Ms. Batten
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Davis
Administrative Assistant
Nursing Programs
RN to BSN Program
Dr. Ellis
Director, Nursing Programs
Dr. Crain
Associate Director, Nursing Programs
Dr. Goodman
Facilitator
Dr. Goodman
FT Faculty
Dr. Miller
Dr. Rompre
Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Hess
FT Faculty
Nursing
Programs
ASN & ASN Bridge
Dr. Ellis
Director
Nursing Programs
Dr. Crain
Associate Director
Nursing Programs
Professor McBride
Facilitator
Professor
Aylward
FT Faculty
Professor
Berryhill
FT Faculty
Dr.
Clarke
FT Faculty
Professor
Cotto
FT Faculty
Professor
Hatker
FT Faculty
Dr.
Helne
FT Faculty
Dr.
Hutton
FT Faculty
Professor
Jordan
FT Faculty
Professor
King
FT Faculty
Professor
Lindsay
FT Faculty
Professor
Lorenzini
FT Faculty
Professor
Milner
FT Faculty
Professor
Pokorny
FT Faculty
Dr.
Revak-Lutz
FT Faculty
Dr.
Rompre
FT Faculty
Professor
Sullivan
FT Faculty
Professor
Thomas
FT Faculty
TBA
Adjunct
Faculty
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Professor
Hardee
FT Faculty
Professor
Harker
FT Faculty
Nursing Programs
Practical Nursing
Dr. Ellis
Director, Nursing Programs
Dr. Crain
Associate Director, Nursing Programs
Professor Milner
Facilitator
Professor Frank
FT Faculty
Professor Kamhoot
FT Faculty
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Professor Paul
FT Faculty
Nursing Programs
NA Programs
Dr. Ellis
Director
Nursing Programs
Dr. Crain
Associate Director
Nursing Programs
Professor Milner
Facilitator
Professor Skeath
FT Faculty
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2015 - 2016 Nursing Programs Full Time Directory
Program
Clinical Facilitator:
All Programs (fall)
Clinical Facilitator:
All Programs
(spring/summer)
ASN
ASN
Associate Director
Director
PN
BSN Facilitator
Faculty last, First
Name
Aylward, Pat
Off. Extension
(352) 395 + ext.
5788
Off
Rm #
258
e-mail address
pat.aylward@sfcollege.edu
Berryhill, Brenda
5744
257
brenda.berryhill@sfcollege.edu
Clarke, Trisha
Cotto, Vicki
5737
5729
274
253
trisha.clarke@sfcollege.edu
vicki.cotto@sfcollege.edu
Crain, Loree
Ellis, Lois
Frank, Laure
Goodman, Teresa
5740
266
loree.crain@sfcollege.edu
Call Karen Knott
@5731
5746
5745
201B
lois.ellis@sfcollege.edu
270
264
laure.frank@sfcollege.edu
teresa.goodman@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Hardee, Keren
5736
261
keren.hardee@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Harker, Kelli
5747
248
kelli.harker@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Hatker, Jane
5735
269
jane.hatker@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Helne, D’Jenie
7039
261
djenie.helne@sfcollege.edu
BSN
Hess, John
5748
265
john.hess@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Hutton, Jean
5728
260
jean.hutton@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Jordan, Trudy
5739
256
trudy.jordan@sfcollege.edu
Kamhoot, Sandy
5727
267
sandy.kamhoot@sfcollege.edu
ASN
King, Daisy
5754
252
daisy.king@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Lindsay, Sherry
5726
244
sherry.lindsay@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Lorenzini, Sarah
5749
255
sarah.lorenzini@sfcollege.edu
McBride, JoHanna
5751
254
johanna.sunkett-mcbride@sfcollege.edu
Milner, Sandra
5725
273
sandra.milner@sfcollege.edu
Paul, Deloris
5970
268
deloris.paul@sfcollege.edu
ASN
Pokorny, Cheryl
5766
250
cheryl.pokorny@sfcollege.edu
Testing/Accreditation/
Web Master: All
Programs
ASN
Revak-Lutz, Rita
5742
262
rita.revak-lutz@sfcollege.edu
Rompre, Robin
5741
246
robin.rompre@sfcollege.edu
NA
ASN
ASN
ASN
Nursing Support Staff
Skeath, Janis
Sullivan, Julia
Thomas, Ranson
TBA
Career Service
Last, First Name
Biondi, Patti
Hurst, Beverly
PN
ASN Facilitator
Lab Facilitator: All
Programs, NA/PN
Facilitator
PN
Educational Support
Program Support
Administrative
Assistant
Knott, Karen
5732
5709
5752
TBA
Off. Extension
(352) 395 + ext.
5724
5769
5731
272
251
259
TBA
Off
Rm #
WA206
WA208
W201
janis.skeath@sfcollege.edu
Julia.sullivan@sfcollege.edu
ranson.n.thomas@sfcollege.edu
TBA
e-mail address
patti.biondi@sfcollege.edu
beverly.hurst@sfcollege.edu
karen.knott@sfcollege.edu
All communication will be conducted via the Santa Fe email system. See following page for
directions to create student SF e-mail ie: joe.a.smith@my.sfcollege.edu
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ASN & PN Students: The following form needs to be signed and uploaded into student’s
electronic file.
NA & BSN Students: Download the following form and sign. Turn in the dated and signed form
on the first day of class. The form will be placed in the student's Nursing Program file.
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SANTA FE COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS’ PHOTO RELEASE CONSENT & CONFIDENTIALITY
STATEMENT & STUDENT HANDBOOK STATEMENT
Photo Release Consent
By electronically or manually signing below, I hereby consent to and authorize the use and reproduction
of any and all photographs taken of me during the time I am enrolled at SF College. These photos may be
used in recruitment, public relations, promotional materials, etc. I certify that I am 18 years of age or older.
Confidentiality Statement
Professional standards and norms for all health care providers include areas of: professional behavior,
confidentiality, patient’s rights, informed consent, privileged communication, and health care settings
standards and norms. Additionally, federal laws (including HIPAA and FERPA), state regulations, licensure
requirements and practice acts detail use of specific information related to health care settings and
professional behavior. As a student in the SF College Nursing Programs, it is the student’s responsibility to
adhere to any and all of these standards and regulations. The relaying, discussion, transferring or use of
any privileged information or knowledge of events or actions, via any verbal, written, electronic, computer
and/or other technology form(s) concerning identifying patient information, health care agency
information (institution or staff), SF College faculty and staff, fellow SF College students or any other like
information is strictly prohibited.
Failure to comply with this directive in any way will result in disciplinary action and may include immediate
dismissal from the program. If the student has a question or concern, or is unclear regarding this
issue/topic they should contact their professor, refer to syllabus/course materials and referenced
materials, review orientation materials of the health care agency, as applicable and contact associate
director and/or director.
By electronically or manually signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the terms of
the Confidentiality Statement.
SF College Nursing Programs Student Handbook Statement
By electronically or manually signing below, I acknowledge that I have reviewed the SF College Nursing
Programs Student Handbook and I confirm knowledge and intent to comply with all SF College and SF
College Nursing Program policies, procedures, standards, directions and guidelines during my enrollment
in the SF College Nursing Program.
Student Printed Name:
Date Signed:
Circle Program:
Signature:
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ASN
ASN Bridge
PN
NA